Port
Dakar, Senegal
Activity Level
Moderate
Excursion Type
All
Wheelchair Accessible
No
Starting At
$319.95
Minimum Age
Information Not Currently Available
Duration
Approximately 7 Hours
Meals Included
Meals included
This tour is tailor-made for those interested in culture, human interaction, history and sociology. It represents your chance to understand African history in a global context, as well as African art and culture just for the sheer fun of it.
Head off the beaten track to discover different types of art -- antique and modern African art in the form of masks, wood carvings and sculpture -- by visiting the Gallery Antena, the IFAN Museum and the Cathedral of African Memories. The latter incorporates Sudano-Sahelian architecture.
Then, after a drive along the West Corniche, you'll explore the De Casa Sand Paintings Gallery, where you can watch the artists at work using hundreds of different naturally-colored sands from all over Africa. This is quite impressive -- as brightly creative as it is quietly inspiring.
You will visit the Monument of African Renaissance, the Mamelles Lighthouse and the Mosque of Divinity (the Deidy Mosque).
Driving through the Les Almadies residential area, you will arrive at a traditional African restaurant. Enjoy a beverage and visit the adjacent gallery before lunch .
At the Villages des Arts exhibits the work of more than 100 artists, each with his/her own small gallery. Feel free to interact with the artists as you browse among their work.
Notes:
Shade is limited; please dress accordingly. Bring a hat and wear sunscreen. Bring bottled water. Your guide will do his/her best to speak English, but please keep in mind that the limited tourism infrastructure here is part of the city’s charm, and bear with any language difficulties he/she may encounter. Transportation is basic compared to the transportation you will find elsewhere.